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Updates to Genomic Resources at NCBI

By Mark Szarko on November 5, 2014

NCBI is coming back to MIT! Come hear about recent updates to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) resources and tools. Discussion topics include datasets available in and tools relevant to MedGen/GTR/ClinVar, GEO, dbSNP/dbVar, SRA/dbGaP and reference genomes and assemblies, as well as strategies for easy submission to these databases. The purpose of this seminar is to inform and solicit user feedback. Bring your NCBI “wish-list” and questions you have about using NCBI resources and tools in your research. Light refreshments will be provided.

Registration encouraged. Questions? Contact Courtney Crummett, the Biosciences Librarian at MIT Libraries.

This Friday: Come to Hayden for some furry fun

By on November 4, 2014

October’s Furry First Friday

This fall we’ve expanded our popular therapy dog program. On the first Friday of each month you can stop by Hayden Library to spend some time with one of our furry friends from Dog BONES: Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts.

“Furry First Fridays” builds on the success of past therapy dog visits during final exams. These visits with dogs have been so widely appreciated that we wanted to make them available more frequently. Our first furry Friday in October was a big success.

Please consider taking a break from your studies to pet a dog and de-stress!

All are welcome; no registration required. Dogs and their human handlers will be available this Friday November 7 from 2-4 pm, and again on December 5 at the same time.

Our “Cookies with Canines” exam-time event will be Thursday December 11 from 2-3:30.

Caring for AV – Webinar series

By mit-admin on October 27, 2014

Save these dates! Curation and Preservation Services will screen a series of webinars on the preservation of audiovisual materials in November and early December. These webinars are offered by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) and will be shown for free in 14N-132 (DIRC). The webinars are open to any member of the MIT community. Registration is requested but not required. Please register through LibCal for the individual webinars (links below).

Caring for Recorded Sound Collections
2-4 pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Register

Formats covered will include grooved discs, open reel, and audio cassettes
Beginner-to-intermediate level
More Information

Introducing IRENE – Digitizing Historic Audio
12:30-1:30 pm on Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Register

IRENE is a system that uses digital imaging to reformat early audio recordings
Beginner-level webinar for professionals and nonprofessionals
More Information

Caring for Legacy Video Collections
2-4 pm on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Register

Formats covered include open reel and cassette-based video formats
Beginner-to-intermediate level
More Information

Caring for Motion Picture Collections
2-4 pm on Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Register

Formats covered include motion picture film
Beginner-to-intermediate level
More Information

DJing at a glance: Nov. 4, 11am, Lewis Music Library

By on October 22, 2014

DJing at a Glance: The History of Beatmatching with Mmmmaven’s General Motor.

About the presenter:
General Motor (Gareth Middlebrook) works with all aspects of DJ technology, yet has a particular fondness for vinyl and old-school mixing and DJing. He has opened for some of the most cutting-edge DJs and producers in the world, including Ben UFO and Pearson Sound, in addition to keeping the beat in Boston for years.

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Place: Lewis Music Library, Bldg. 14E-109
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Reception follows.

Lecture and workshop on Islamic geometric design

By Mark Szarko on October 21, 2014

The Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT and the Aga Khan Program in Islamic Architecture at MIT are hosting a lecture and workshop on Islamic geometric design by Eric Broug. Eric Broug is an independent author and educator, specializing in Islamic geometric design. He is the author of a popular book “Islamic Geometric Patterns” and recently set up the Alhambra Foundation in the UK, dedicated to Islamic geometric design education.

In his lecture, Mr. Broug will address the topic “What Constitutes Excellence in Islamic Geometric Design? Historical and Contemporary Best Practice.”

Lecture date: Monday, November 3, 2014
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Location: Room 3-133

In the workshop, “A Practical Introduction to Islamic Geometric Design,” participants will use a pencil, straight edge, and a pair of compasses to make patterns using the same techniques used by craftsmen for centuries. Two patterns will be made: one from the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, another from the Al-Mustansariyya Madrasa in Baghdad.

Workshop date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Time: 10 am-1 pm
Location: Room E25-117

Register (class is limited to 30)

For more information, contact the Aga Khan Documentation Center.

Welcome to MIT Family Weekend 2014

By mit-admin on

The MIT Libraries welcomes families to campus for Family Weekend, October 24– 25!

Students, while your parents are here send them on a tour of the Libraries!

Tours offered:
Friday, October 24, at 10am & 2 pm

Did you know there is more than one library at MIT, each dedicated to a particular set of subjects? Take an exciting and informative hour-long walking tour to learn where they are located. Hear highlights of each library’s collections and services.

Can’t make one of the tours? Stop by any library location and say hello. Visit the original library reading room under the Dome in Barker Library, take in views of the river from Hayden Library, or visit our current exhibit in the Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130). Wired: A World Transformed by the Telegraph, is a fascinating look inside the Libraries’ special collections.

Also, follow MIT Libraries on Twitter and Facebook for the chance to win a Tim t-shirt!

MIT students share their thoughts on redesigned library spaces

By mit-admin on October 14, 2014

How can we make a better MIT library?

This question generated lively discussion among students in a feedback session held by the Libraries last week. Standing desks, iPads for checkout, headphones for loan, makerspaces, comfy chairs, and a cafe, were a few of the many ideas buzzing around the room.

The students met with architects from the firm Shepley Bulfinch to provide feedback on upcoming library renovations in Hayden, Barker, and Rotch. They viewed slides of other libraries and learning spaces at different universities to stimulate discussion, and organized their ideas on flip charts with titles like: study/learn, work+research, create, collaborate, and interact.

“I’m so impressed with the inner workings of the Libraries,” said Claire Webb (Grad, HST). “I’m amazed to be able to get any books that I want. The librarians are super helpful. These services dwarf the aesthetics of the library. The services work beautifully, but are so utilitarian, I wish these two things would align,” she said.

The students’ suggestions will inform the planning process as the Libraries embark on major space renovations in the years ahead. Another student feedback session will be held Tuesday, October 14.

To learn more about the planning process, and add your ideas to the discussion go to the website: Planning the future of library spaces at MIT.

NIH Public Access Compliance Hands-on Working Session

By Mark Szarko on October 10, 2014

Test Tube Missing a PMCID? Can’t figure out why a paper isn’t in compliance? Lost in NIH manuscript system? Join us for a problem solving session.

When: Tue October 14, 12:00 – 1:00 pm,
Where: 14N-132

This session is designed to provide an opportunity for hands on problem solving in the systems that need to be navigated in the process of submitting and authorizing manuscripts and reporting progress on NIH Funded Grants (eRA Commons; NIHMS, and MyNCBI). Please bring your NIH compliance problems and logins to this session to work through together. Registration encouraged.

For more information, please contact Courtney Crummett (crummett@mit.edu).

authors@mit reading by Ellen Harris

By mit-admin on October 8, 2014

Come hear Ellen Harris read from and discuss her latest book, George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends, published just this month by W. W. Norton & Company.

Ellen T. Harris, professor emerita at MIT, formerly the Class of 1949 Professor of Music, was MIT’s first associate provost for the arts. She is an internationally recognized scholar in Baroque opera, specializing in the music of Handel and Purcell. She is also a performing soprano.

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

5:30 pm

Lewis Music Library (Bldg. 14E, 160 Memorial Drive)

Refreshments will be served.

Free & open to the public – Questions? Contact: (617) 253-5249

authors@mit is a co-sponsored by the MIT Libraries and the MIT Press Bookstore